Hi. I'm Sherry and I've stopped denying that I'm an alcoholic. I'm here for support because I have learned that I cannot do this on my own. It is a comfort to me to know that there are so many others who have walked this walk. I am asking for your help.Peace, Sherry

Welcome to the forum! Glad you decided to reach out for help with your drinking problem.

Over the last 80 years there have been millions of alcoholics who have overcome their drinking problems using AA's simple tools. AA has a pamphlet entitled "This is AA - An introduction to the AA recovery program" which will help answer some of your questions about how the program works. Most AA meetings have this pamphlet on their literature shelf or you can read it online by clicking on this link:

"For example, we take no pledges, we don’t say that we will “never” drink again. Instead, we try to follow what we in A.A. call the “24-hour plan.” We concentrate on keeping sober just the current twenty-four hours. We simply try to get through one day at a time without a drink. If we feel the urge for a drink, we neither yield nor resist. We merely put off taking that particular drink until tomorrow…."

Please feel free to ask any questions you may have and we'll try to answer them.

Keep coming back….

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Glad you are here and welcome to the Forum. When I first came to AA I believed I was an alcoholic but I didn't understand how vital doing the program was if I expected to obtain permanently sobriety. If you are ready to stop drinking for good, then here is how to get started:

Go to some meetings in your townAsk another alcoholic to take you through the 12 steps asapMake a meeting your home group, show up regularly, get into service there and participate in their group conscious meetings

It's been 7 days and I'm still sober. There are no meetings in my town but I am searching and hope to find the right one soon in a neighboring town. Until then I've signed up for a couple women's AA groups and I've received many emails of support. This is helping me tremendously. Today was a tough day. I wanted a drink so bad. But I got through it. One day at a time.Thanks for being there for me.Sherry

sherryy wrote:It's been 7 days and I'm still sober....Today was a tough day. I wanted a drink so bad. But I got through it. One day at a time....

That's wonderful, Sherry. Congratulations on 7 days of sobriety!

Keep coming back.....

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson